Electoral wardE05012567
Brantham ward, Babergh
Brantham is one of 24 electoral wards of Babergh District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,609 residents in 1,079 households — 344 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Peninsula division.
Residents, 20212,609council ward average 3,847
Households1,0792.42 residents per household
Density344/ km²about 7.58 km² · Babergh 156
Aged 65+24.3%Babergh: 26.6% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 99
5–95.9% · 154
10–157.0% · 182
16–193.9% · 102
20–244.5% · 118
25–3410.0% · 262
35–4917.4% · 455
50–6423.1% · 603
65–7414.0% · 364
75–847.8% · 203
85+2.6% · 67
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.2% · 78
1 car or van37.1% · 400
2 cars or vans39.8% · 429
3 or more15.9% · 172
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Babergh overall: 71.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 14.8% private rented.
Owned outright45.7% · 494
With mortgage32.9% · 356
Shared ownership0.6% · 7
Social rented9.4% · 102
Private rented11.4% · 123
Type of home
Detached house54.1% · 584
Semi-detached house35.7% · 385
Terraced house7.3% · 79
Purpose-built flat1.9% · 20
Converted house0.4% · 4
Above shop / office0.6% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012567- Council
- Babergh District Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Peninsula
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Brantham
Other wards in the same constituency
AAssington31.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned2,654BBox Vale29.0% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned2,869BBrett Vale26.9% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned3,156BBures St Mary & Nayland30.2% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned2,873CCapel St Mary31.0% aged 65+ · 86.1% owned3,107CChadacre25.6% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned6,159CCopdock & Washbrook28.7% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned3,227EEast Bergholt30.3% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,724GGanges25.0% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,381GGreat Cornard19.4% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned9,950HHadleigh North22.4% aged 65+ · 61.4% owned2,822HHadleigh South28.6% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned5,933LLavenham33.3% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned5,254LLong Melford31.6% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned6,032
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.